This study appraises the antioxidant and antimicrobial attributes of various solvent extracts (absolute methanol, aqueous methanol, absolute ethanol, aqueous ethanol, absolute acetone, aqueous acetone, and deionized water) from bark, leaves and seeds of Pongamia pinnata (L.) Pierre. Maximum extraction yield of antioxidant components from bark (16.31%), leaves (11.42%) and seeds (21.51%) of P. p...

In this study we identified the chemical composition and antioxidants effects of essential oils and methanolic extracts from (seeds and leaves) of wild carrot. A Total of 48 and 47 volatile compounds from the essential oils of leaves and seeds in D. carota L. subsp. carota, were identified by gas chromatography (GC) and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). These compounds were mainly α...

Role of ethanolic extract of P. granatum seeds on central nervous system (CNS) in animal models of elevated plus maze test, barbiturate-induced sleeping time, tail suspension test, hot-plate and tail-flick test was studied. P. granatum (PG) extract was administered to young and aged mice at single doses of 100, 250 and 500 mg/kg, perorally while diazepam (1 mg/kg), morphine (5 mg/kg) and imipra...

Momordica charantia L. (cucurbitaceae), is a plant whose fruits are widely consumed in Chad. Seeds, green and ripe pulps of the this were subject study. The total polyphenols, antioxidants, flavonoids anthocyanins evaluated by Folin - Ciocalteu, DPPH, iron trichloride pH-differential methods respectively. polyphenol obtained 9.368 mg GAE/g for seeds extract, 9.068 pulp extract 8.505 mature extr...

Objective: This study was done on 40 male wistar rats to evaluate the curative and protective effect of grape seeds extract on oxidative damage, inflammatory and apoptotic insult on lung tissue induced by cadmium chloride toxicity. Materials and Methods: The rats were classified to control group (group I), cadmium chloride group (group II), grape seeds extract group (group III) and mixture of g...

Alcoholic extract of pericarp showed significant protection against FeSO4 induced lipid peroxidation, as compared with whole native nut and seeds. Mechanism of action may be through metal chelation or activation of endogenous antioxidant enzymes, because the extract did not show hydroxyl and super oxide anion scavenging property. Further in vitro experiments against FeSO4, it did not maintain t...

The sensitivity of two Gram positive (Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus subtilis) and two Gram negative (Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa) pathogenic multi-drug resistant bacteria was tested against the crude extracts (cold aqueous, hot aqueous, and methanol extracts) of leaves and seeds of Argemone mexicana L. (Papaveraceae) by agar well diffusion method. Though all the extracts we...

The skins and seeds of grapes are known to be rich sources of phenolic compounds, both flavonoids and non-flavonoids. The aim of the present study is to determine polyphenolic composition, antioxidant potential along with free radical scavenging activity and antimicrobial properties of ethanol extract of Grape skin and seed. Grape seed showed high antioxidant and antimicrobial activity compared...

The hypoglycaemic effect of the methanol extract of Irvingia gabonensis seeds (Irvingiaceae) was examined in streptozotocin-diabetic rats. A single oral administration of the methanol extract at doses of 150 and 250mg/kg significantly (P < 0.001) lowered the plasma glucose levels in diabetic rats two hours after treatment.

Petroleum ether, ethanol and water extracts of Trigonella foenum graecum seeds were investigated separately to determine their antiimplantation (antifertility) and estrogenic/antiestrogenic activity in female albino rats and Swiss mice. Among these, ethanol extract was found to be the most effective as antiimplantation and estrogenic agent. In preliminary phytochemical screening, ethanol extrac...